Geologic time scale activities

Are you a 3rd grade teacher looking for NGSS aligned activities to teach your students about fossil evidence, the fossil record, types of fossils, and the geologic time scale? In this post you'll find lesson ideas, STEM activities, science experiments, and more for teaching environments, survival, and fossil evidence in third grade science.

These simple geologic time scale models made out of Play-Doh and beads help students visualize and better understand how the fossil record is organized. They're and easy fun STEM activity for teaching Fossil Evidence in third grade science!

Teaching the geologic time scale has always posed a bit of a problem for me in my Biology classes. My students don't need the depth of knowledge that they might get in an Earth Science class. On the other hand, the concept of geologic time and the appearance and evolution of life on Earth is VERY important to my class. One of my most favorite sayings, "Nothing in Biology makes sense except in the light of evolution" (Theodosius Dobzhansky, American Biology Teacher, 1973.) is a mantra in my…

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Geologic time is one of the last topics I cover in my biology class. We discuss it briefly throughout the year when we learn about ecological succession and evolution, but we don’t take a deeper dive until the end of the year. I absolutely LOVE any excuse to get out my fossil collection!​Here is a ... Read more

Students will be so engaged with these Geologic Time Scale Puzzles. Students will use their knowledge of the history of Earth to match years with their historical events. There are 22 Dates/Events and 4 blank editable puzzle templates to utilize to better meet the needs of your curriculum. Each Geologic Time Scale puzzle piece is unique so that students can self-check and get immediate feedback of their understanding of the history of Earth.

The geologic time scale is split into four major eras–Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic, and are subdivided into periods. The number beside the era or period in the infotoon below shows how many years ago it began. I thought it would be fun to show it as walk through the park. This would also make

Looking for some fun and engaging geologic time scale activities? Check these five out! Help your students understand the geologic time scale timeline and why some scientists believe this is the history of the Earth. #6thgrade #7thgrade #8thgrade

This blog post describes a "cut and paste" activity you can use to teach geologic time scale, and the history of life on Earth.

Geologic time is unimaginably long. Geologists puzzle it out using a calendar called the Geologic Time Scale.